An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

The genetic modification therapy market presents key opportunities in developing specialized treatments for rare, inherited, ...

"Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish ...

NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va. — It's a crisp, clear winter day as I drive down a winding two-lane road through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia and turn onto an unmarked gravel ...

Organ transplantation of genetically modified animals to humans is currently not safe. This was announced on January 19 by ...

Several round plastic containers rest on a surface, and each contains a small, striped frog. Juvenile Australian southern corroboree frogs at the University of Melbourne laboratories Credit: Tiffany ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...